Heavy metal pollution on beaches due to enhanced human activities has received attention. This study takes four beaches in China as examples to study the characteristics of heavy metal pollution. The results show that most beach sediments have a certain degree of heavy metal accumulation as a...

Wetland environmental pollution has become a global problem involving the ecological environment and human health. This study measured the concentration of seven potentially toxic elements (PTEs Hg, Cd, Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb, and As) in the soil upstream of the Xinli Lake wetland in China. Based on the...

Water pollution is increasing day by day due to the wastewater discharge from various industries. Different pollutants like pesticides, insecticides, bromate ions, heavy metals such as copper, zinc, antimony, lead, nickel, cadmium, mercury, etc. create various health and environmental problems due...

The rapid development of animal husbandry has resulted in serious pollution issues in the livestock and poultry breeding industry, increasing the cost of environmental management. This issue is particularly prominent in China due to its rapid economic development, significant domestic consumption,...

Survival of organisms in polluted habitats is a key factor regarding their long-term population persistence. To avoid harmful physiological effects of pollutants' accumulation in organisms, decontamination and excretion could be effective mechanisms. Among invertebrates, ground beetles are reliable ...

The bioaccumulation of metals (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sb, V, Zn, Al, Fe) and organochlorine compounds (PCDD-Fs and PCBs) was assessed in soils and vegetables of 3 sites of contrasted anthropogenic influence (rural and industrial-urban areas). Cultivated soils in industrial areas exhibited...

The biogas slurry (BS) is a kind of residue liquid of biogas produced by anaerobic fermentation with livestock and poultry manure as the main raw materials. The biogas project in China began in the 1970s. With the development of livestock and poultry farming, and anaerobic digestion technology of...

Janus imprinted membrane (JIM) fabricated through the connective method of phase inversion and dip-coating processes has gained considerable attention in the separation field. Herein, a JIM with specific artificial receptors was prepared for the selective adsorption and separation of...

Despite a growing focus on anthropogenic toxic metal pollution in urban environments, few studies have addressed the problem of quantification when more than two pollution sources are likely present, particularly within complex urban settings in the United States (U.S.). In this study, we utilize...

The continuous growth of the world population has led to the constant increase of environmental pollution, with serious consequences for human health. Toxic, non-biodegradable, and recalcitrant organic pollutants (e.g., dyes, pharmaceuticals, pesticides) are discharged into water resources from...